How Parliament and Funkadelic Brought the 70s to A Freaky Climax
In 1979, Parliament and Funkadelic released two projects that helped close out the 70s– and usher in the era of rap and hip hop.
My Delayed Hip-Hop Education Finally Arrived
Bust a move: Tone Loc, Young MC, and the Pharcyde are getting overdue respect with great re-issues from Craft Recordings.
1988: Rap’s Golden Year
1988 showcased Public Enemy, MC Lyte, Eric B and Rakim, De La Soul in all their glory. So let’s revisit a time when the rhymes blasting out of boom-boxes were the keys to the culture.
Lana Del Rey: So Far, So Great
This “self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra,” made famous on YouTube, keeps proving her initial success was no fluke.
